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=== Impact of COVID-19 pandemic ===
The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] had a sizeable effect on church attendance, with attendance in 2020 and 2021 well below that of 2019. By 2022, the first full year without substantial restrictions related to the pandemic, numbers were still notably down on pre-pandemic participation. According to the 2022 release of "Statistics for Mission" by the church, the median size of each church's worshipping community (those who attend in person or online at least once a month) stood at 37 people, with average weekly attendance having declined from 34 to 25; while Easter and Christmas services had seen falls from 51 to 38 and 80 to 56 individuals respectively.<ref name=":5" /> In the following year's release the Church detailed that, compared to pre-pandemic trends, the Church's average weekly attendance was 8% below what was expected. However, attendance at particular services such as baptisms and marriages had increased by more than 20% compared to the projected pre-pandemic trend.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Statistics for Mission 2023 |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/statisticsformission2023.pdf |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Church of England}}</ref>

Examples of wider declines across the whole church include:<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Statistics for Missions 2022 |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/statisticsformission2022.pdf |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=Church of England}}</ref><ref name=":6" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Estimated change, 2019 to 2020
!Estimated change, 2019 to 2021 
!Estimated change, 2019 to 2022
!Estimated change, 2019 to 2023
|-
|Worshipping community
| −7%
| −13%
| −12%
| -10%
|-
|All-age average weekly attendance (October)
| −60%
| −29%
| −23%
| -20%
|-
|All-age average Sunday attendance (October)
| −53%
| −28%
| −23%
| -20%
|-
|Easter attendance
|N/A
| −56%
| −27%
| -20%
|-
|Christmas attendance
| −79%
| −58%
| −30%
| -16%
|}